The Coast Guard found Chinese and Russian warships in Alaska
On September 26, 2022, the U.S. Coast Guard sent out a bulletin reporting that a Coast Guard cutter encountered a Chinese and Russian military naval presence in the Bering Sea….
These important tools are made from sunken warships
Let’s say you need to make a very sensitive tool to detect radiation. Maybe you need to use it for medical purposes, detecting specific isotopes as they move through a human body. Or perhaps it’s for the tools to detect radiation to prevent dirty …
Russian and American warships almost collided in the Philippines
A wreck is a terrible event that can cause damage on a massive scale, whether between cars, aircraft or at sea between boats. Add on the idea of heavily armed…
18 photos that show the intensity of keeping warships supplied at sea
“UNREP” (short for “underway replenishment”) is the term used to describe the transfer of fuel, food, ammunition, repair or replacement parts, people and mail from supply ships to combatants like frigates, destroyers, and aircraft carriers.
Pepsi Navy: When the Soviets traded warships for soft drinks
Just before the fall of the Soviet Union, the communist state was so desperate for Pepsi that they traded the American beverage company some 20 warships for a shipment of…
How the Navy’s small craft action teams defend US warships at sea
GULF OF ADEN (NNS) – Aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21), a small group is trained to defend the ship in an emergency situation.
This group of sailors, the Small Craft Action Team (SCAT), provides a surge capa…
10 epic ships that changed naval warfare forever
A great navy is key to any great military. It’s what allowed Brittania to rule the seas for decades, France to establish vast colonies around the world, and Japan to assert itself over European powers in Asia in the early 1900s. But navies are, obv…
Russia’s designing a weapon that makes enemies vomit, hallucinate
The Russian navy is apparently outfitting its warships with a new naval weapon designed to blind and confuse enemies and, sometimes, make them want to hurl, Russian media said early February 2019.
Filin 5P-42, a non-lethal visual-optical infer…
The US Army wants a cannon that can hit targets in the South China Sea
The US Army wants a cannon that can fire a round over 1,000 miles, with the aim to blow a hole in Chinese warships in the South China Sea should a conflict occur, according to Army senior leadership.
“You can imagine a scenario where the Navy…